The first days of school and the final days of school breathe nostalgia. As such, I am in a poetry kind of mood. Usually I post inspirational quotes or "would you rather" questions on my whiteboards, attempting to kindle thought and conversation. Today we breathe poetry.
[love is more thicker than forget] -- e.e. Cummings
love is more thicker than forget
more thinner than recall
more seldom than a wave is wet
more frequent than to fail
it is most mad and moonly
and less it shall unbe
than all the sea which only
is deeper than the sea
love is less always than to win
less never than alive
less bigger than the least begin
less littler than forgive
it is most sane and sunly
and more it cannot die
than all the sky which only
is higher than the sky
What are you left wondering?
What patterns do you notice?
Which language usage rules does Cummings break?
What does this poem imply?
What connections do you see?
What parallel structure does Cummings use?
What types of comparisons, similes, and/or metaphors does Cummings use?
What effects do these things have on the meaning of the poem?
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